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Dance review: IN HOUSE, Co3 Contemporary Dance, State Theatre Centre of WA
Five short dance works offer a diversity of form and style.
Regional arts audiences evolve with the pandemic
Some of regional Australia's arts venues have seen visitation grow over the past 18 months, but is it true for…
Dance review: SITU-8:HOTEL, WA
Site-specific strutting showcases the vibrancy of WA independent performance.
Young people give most to arts sector – but is it giving back?
The most active contributors to the arts are sometimes the most unseen when it comes to funding and support.
Exhibition review: Jacobus Capone, Beating Heart, Fremantle Arts Centre
A solo exploration into human and environmental fragility.
Rebuilding the performing arts: an economist weighs in
One of Australia's best economics brains looks at the good and bad news for the arts as a keynote at…
20 year milestone shows independent theatre's struggle
An independent remount of a work first staged 20 years ago reveals struggles faced by artists since then.
Digital performing arts – not just for COVID, but the future
Live arts from home seems like a sugar hit for the times, but evidence shows we’re signing up for longer…
Theatre Review: Bindjareb Pinjarra, Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA
WA's longest-touring independent theatre work is storytelling at its simplest and its best.
Theatre review: Monica, Tempest Theatre, Perth
An exploration of the feminist gaze through 'the Monica Lewinsky experience'.